Christmas-tree holder



Ju ne Z, 1925.

1,540,025 S. J. LEMAY CHRISTMAS TREE HOLDE R Filed April 2, 1924 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 2, 1925.

I UNITED stares SIMEON J. LEMAY, OF LOWELL, MASSACHTJ'SETTS.

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Application filed April-2, 1924. Serial No. 703,809.

State of Massachusetts, have invented cer tainnew and useful Improvements in Christmas'ilee l lolders, of which the following is a specification.

Ely invention has for its object to provide a strong. simple and durable Christmas tree stand which has three points of contact with the floor and iii-which all parts are firmly fastened together so that none can be lost while the whole construction is elastic in some parts so that it automatically adjusts itself to trees of different diameters.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of my stand before the tree is put in place.

Fig. 2 is an elevation similar to Fig. 1 of my stand showing the position of the parts when a tree, indicated partly by dotted lines, is in place on the stand with parts suitably fastened.

Fig. 3 is a plan of Fig. 2, a tree being indicated partly by dotted lines.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of my stand when folded.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my stand when folded.

Fig. 6 is a detail of an alternative form of brace prong.

Fig. 7 is a detail of one type of brace prong.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the pivot loop of one of the hooks.

Fig. 9 shows a brace with a loose vertical pivot.

In the drawings, G represents the ground or floor and T represents a tree, or the buttendof a tree.

A represents a disc shaped head, preferably made of metal, in the center of which is a hole 10, through which passes a vertical pin 11. This pin may be soldered or welded into place or may be separate and merely driven through hole 10, by means of a hammer, into the base of tree T.

12, 12, 12, represents three vertical pivots passing through head A for the three spring metal legs B, C, D, which extend diagonally downward from their tops 20, through each of which a pivot 12 passes to their bottom ends or feet 21.

In each leg medially is a hook hole 22, beside which is a pivot hole 23 for the hooks F, F, F, so pivoted, each in a hole 22, that it will swing in a plane substantially 'parallel with the leg towhich it is pivoted, and of such length that it extends to an adjoining leg,fand terminates in a finger 31 which engages a hole 23 in said adjoining leg.

I prefer to pivot each hook F to a leg by forming the special loop 30 which passes through a hook pivot hole 22, such loopbeingbent around to form a ring of sufficient size to allow the hook to swing around in a plane at right angles to its leg, but cutaway at the end so that it will fold or swingin a plane, substantially parallel with its leg whereby it will help to form a compact package when folded, as shown in Fig. 5.

As above described, the stand will hold firmly in positiombut to hold the tree firmly 111 place on head A, I use three elastic brace rods H, H, H, each so pivoted on a pivot 40, to a leg B, C, D, as to swing in a plane at an acute angle therewith. This angle is such, and the length of each rod is such that its upper end, which is bent towards head A and terminates in a sharp prong 42, will be in a, position to enter the tree T when it is placed on head A.

As shown in 2 the weight of the tree will tend to spread the feet 21 of the legs, and to force the prongs 41 inward, toward the tree, but as the brace rods II are preferably somewhat elastic it is obvious that trees of larger or smaller butts can be inserted between the, prongs 41 and forced down on pin 11 and head A, the prongs 41 then being pressed or driven into the tree as braces.

To hold the parts more firmly in position I prefer to cut slight grooves 42 in the outer side of each brace H for a retaining wire or cord S which may be permanently tied on to one brace and when the tree is in position, can have its ends brought around through the other grooves in the other two braces, the ends being tied or twisted so that the prongs 42 cannot come out.

As shown in Fig. 6, instead of groove 42 a leg while the brace rods H extending at By using the cord S and grooves 42 or 53 I can use braces such as L shown in Fig. 9 instead of H, each pivoted loosely on a stud 60 passing tfh-r.ouglr a loop 61. Such a brace will l'e flat on its leg B as shown iby e dotted ines- .Pin 11 m y he nail driven through hole 10 instead of ,being fixed as head A is lifted enough frond the floor to allow a hammer to be used underneat-h. 4

I claim:

51. 'A-Ghrist nas tree stand comprising a head with a vertical pin on which the :base of the :tree is adapted to rest; three legs pivoted on vertical pivots under said head and extending diagonally v d oyvn xvztrdly; hooks Iso' pivoted inediall-yflto each of said legsas to swing in a plane substantially parallel therewith each extending to an adjoining leg and'engag ing a hole therein;

and elastic .brace rods, each so pivoted to a leg, and of such length as to extend above and beyond the head, and each having an upper end bent towards the head and terminating in a prong in position to enter the tree,

each brace having on its outer ,side a groove for a retaining cord.

A fGhristmas tree stan compr sing a head; three legs pivoted thereto on vertical pivots and extending diagonally downward; hooks pivoted medially and detachably connecting adjoining legs; and brace rods each so pivoted ,to a leg and of such length as to extend "above and beyond the head and terminating in a :bent pointed prong.

SIMEO'N J. LEMAiY. 

